The Iraq study group has released its findings

The Iraq study group headed by James Baker has released it report to the general public. The report concludes that the present strategy is failing
and negations should be opened with Syria and Iran. The report also concludes that US troops could be removed from a combat role by 2008.

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The 142-page report includes 79 recommendations, of which three are key:

# A change in the primary mission of US forces in Iraq to enable it to begin to move combat forces out responsibly

# Prompt action by the Iraqi government to achieve reconciliation

# New and enhanced diplomatic efforts in the region
The report offers no hard timetable for a pullout of US forces, but says that combat troops could withdraw by early 2008.

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Well well after all this time this is what the so called Baker report has come up with they seem to be as clueless as the Bush admin. Opening
negations with Iran and Syria is a bad idea both those countries are contributing to the civil war in Iraq or at the very least being unhelpful.

A political solution has proven to be out of the question and given that many people think a military solution isn't possible there is now only one
possible ending if the US adopts the reports recommendations or continues with the present strategy.

If the coalition dose one of the above the end of the civil war in Iraq could make the fall of Saigon look like a nice walk in the park on a sunny
day. The best option now would be to partition Iraq along tribal lines and have plans in place to deal with security in each region.

Remember that the Iraqi security forces are poorly trained due to the focus being on sheer numbers rather then quality and that at some point there
going to have to stand or fall on there own.

The best option now would be to partition Iraq along tribal lines and have plans in place to deal with security in each region.

It's bizarre that this was the plan before the invasion? Odd... but I don't believe in odd things. Another achievment, if they achieve it,
for the globalists traitors! YAY!

So to achieve their plan, they fueled the civil war... you remember the british commandos who were caught with explosives material and arrested by the
iraqi police forces and then rescued by about 100 british soldiers? It's engineered! They ignited the civil war, and I'm willing to bet that they
posed the bomb on the sacred mosque that led to 1000s of deads
back in february.

Be honest but,
Is there really anything they 'can' advise which is going to make the situation any better?

there's nothing, absoltuely NOTHING anyone can do to improve the situation on the ground now.

It is a real pandora's box...

your screwed if you put more troops in attempting to squash the insurgency,
and your screwed if you pull out with a rapid reaction force.

Bush is being FORCED to play Iran and Syria into the mix, but they have declared they will SO LONG as iran meets certain benchmarks.

well jee's....
nuclear proliferation coming to mind, says to me Iran will immediately FAIL these benchmarks.

Syria's help of hezbollah and the Anti Israel factions will also make them VOID!

Bush gave the perfect political answer,

'' we like the proposals, they are a possible step forward, and we will investigate them ''

which means, we will read them, then make up our own mind what direction to take.

excuse me for being rather suspicous.. but the course that has been taken since sept10 2001, has dont NOTHING but plunge the UNITED STATES into a big
barrel of manure.

Febel peasants..
You allowed this man to take your country, and your reputation into Iraq, believing he would pave the road to victory.
Youve followed him all the way to now.. where there's no chance of victory only failure.

He wont even admit its come to that...

And your bagging the commissions because they couldnt come up with an answer on how to win?

simple,

This is going to be the worst action ever undertaken by the united states in its history.
One that your childeren will be paying the price for.

Originally posted by Ex
How do you negotiate with a minority insurgency,
that controls the mass uneducated populace through religion???

You cant negotiate with extremists for the simple reason that people that blow themselves up in market places don't want to become a apart of the
political process. Despite the last three years some people continue to think other wise.

Looking for a political solution rather then a military solution was/is another mistake that has led to the mess in Iraq. Of course some say that a
military solution isn't possible in Iraq and I'm inclined to agree with them due to the fact that to many civilians have and will infer in the
running of the war , the lack of quality military leaders and public opinion .
A military solution needed to be in place 3 years ago.
Had there been some genuine signs of the security situation improving in Iraq public opinion will have been more supportive of the occupation.

I always say that the worst mistake Bush did, what when right after the successful take over Baghdad and with not casualties on our side . . . he
allowed the people to start going wild . . . when the military asked Bush what they should do . . . he told them nothing because they were
repressed for 40 years . . .

Whomever told him to do that just killed in that moment any success of post invasion Iraq.

Why? because the people were still afraid and control . . . but when they were allowed to do the looting and ransacking in front of our soldiers with
not repercussions they lost their fear to authority. . .

Then leaving the borders open to blame Al-qaida of anything that was happening was nothing than another stupid mistake.

The people in Iraq were not ready to be free yet after the invation. They needed to get into the process of what freedom was gradualy.

Now . . . I am sorry to say but Iraq will never find peace within its own borders.

James Baker and his law firm are the laywers for Saudi Arabia. When the 9-11 families filed suit, Baker's firm was hired to fight them. That, coupled
with Cheney running over there at their command, gives me serious pause!

As far as the panel, What a Joke! A bunch of political has beens, and not a military mind in the bunch. At least with the Muslim's
fighting amongst themselves the rest of the world may get a reprieve.

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